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A bill to amend the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to establish procedures under which any person may petition for an investigation (including testing and inspection) regarding…

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A bill to amend the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to establish procedures under which any person may petition for an investigation (including testing and inspection) regarding any automobile manufacturing's certification of compliance with vehicle safety standards, and to permit suspension of importation of vehicles pending the outcome of such investigation.

Introduced: February 6, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 1986
Executive Comment Received From ITC.
Feb 6, 1986
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 25, 1985
Executive Comment Received From Commerce.
Feb 26, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.
Feb 21, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, Commerce, Labor, Customs, ITC, USTR.
Feb 12, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 6, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 6, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 6, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to authorize any person to file a petition with the Secretary of Transportation which: (1) questions standards provided by manufacturers (or distributors); and (2) requests an investigation regarding such certification.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) grant or deny such petition within a specified time; (2) publish the reasons for any denial in the Federal Register; or (3) investigate the validity of a certificate or the basis on which it was made, if the petition is granted.

Authorizes the Secretary to restrict importation into the United States or into interstate commerce of motor vehicles whose certification is under investigation.

What's happening now February 24, 1986

Executive Comment Received From ITC.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 26, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1004: A bill to amend the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to establish procedures under which any person may petition for an investigation (including testing and inspection) regarding any automobile manufacturing's certification of compliance with vehicle safety standards, and to permit suspension of importation of vehicles pending the outcome of such investigation.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1004/
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"H.R. 1004: A bill to amend the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to establish procedures under which any person may petition for an investigation (including testing and inspection) regarding any automobile manufacturing's certification of compliance with vehicle safety standards, and to permit suspension of importation of vehicles pending the outcome of such investigation.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1004/.
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H.R. 1004, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1004/.
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[H.R. 1004: A bill to amend the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to establish procedures under which any person may petition for an investigation (including testing and inspection) regarding any automobile manufacturing's certification of compliance with vehicle safety standards, and to permit suspension of importation of vehicles pending the outcome of such investigation.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1004/)
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